GRAND RAPIDS, MI – An attorney filed notice he might use insanity as the defense for a Kentwood man who allegedly shared his sexual assault of a 2-year-old via Skype on the Internet.

Clint Andrews Williamson, 28, is named in a federal complaint alleging two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of distributing child pornography over the Internet.

Defense attorney David Kaczor requested that his client undergo psychiatric examinations to determine his mental competency and possible existence of insanity or other mental-health problem. The government did not oppose the request.

Kaczor said his client has tried to kill himself several times over the past few months. He has also undergone treatment at mental-health agencies in the Grand Rapids area.

Williamson told his attorney he has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and/or schizophrenia.

Kaczor said the prosecution has provided copies of Williams’ alleged journal entries after police conducted an April 2 raid at his home. Williamson wrote that he has been in a “dark place” and is a "monster," records showed.

Kaczor said Williamson had been on a “hunger strike” since his arrest during the raid, but Kaczor learned that Williamson eventually had a meal.

U.S. District Magistrate Judge Hugh Brenneman Jr. wrote: “Based upon representations made by defense counsel in his motion and brief, and at the hearing, defendant’s previous psychiatric history, including his recent hospitalizations and medications, and defendant’s manner of appearance while in court, the court finds there is probable cause to believe that the defendant may presently be suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent … and may have been insane at the time of the offense … .”

The FBI said police in Maryland were investigating a website that has an “online bulletin board whose primary purpose was to advertise and distribute child pornography and discuss matters pertinent to the sexual abuse of children.”
Williamson allegedly wrote that “this site is by far my fav … .”

He allegedly transmitted two live videos on Skype of the sexual assault of a 2-year-old relative while a Georgia couple watched, the FBI said.